Monday, August 20, 2012
The End of Summer
Im sitting at the datc and there is nothing to do, so I thought I would blog! As all bloggers do... We usually blog about the end of summer. Yes I do have two more weeks of summer left, but most of my summer is already over. This summer has been the best summer yet. New friends made, hold ones renewed, and new family memories! I finally went boating for the first time! I had a whipped cream war with my friends! And I even went skinny dippin for the first time ever! ;) I won't forget the great times my friends and I have had this summer. We have become closer as a friend group and I know they will always be by my side. I am so pumped for this next year as a senior! I got my schedule and the hardest class I have is chemistry :) other than that, it is going to be one big party the whole year! I won't want it to end because then I'll have to grow up. Start applying to colleges, getting a real job, and experiencing things on my own. It freaks me out! I still think I should be in the ninth grade! I am excited but scared at the same time. It all seems like a fantasy, but the end of this summer is making me realize it's not that far away and that I need to start preparing now! One year left of high school and then I'll be on my way!! :) mixed emotions about the end of summer.... Don't want it to end, but at the same time I'm ready for my senior year.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Dumb Fish
This past week, my family and I spent a whole week up in the Unitas at the Moosehorn camp ground. It was a ton of fun! I gutted a fish for the first time, learned that I would be the one eaten if my family was starving and had to eat someone in my family, and that I look like I'm 8 years old when I am camping! I loved every moment of it and wish I was back. It was incredible to not worry about a thing and just be out of the world for a week. Favorite thing of summer by far.
My uncle brought up a canoe on Thursday, and my sister and I thought it would be fun to go out together on it. We looked a little like idiots, but we did it with style. We made it from one end of the lake to the other in one minute and fifty seconds! We could be in the Olympics if we wanted. Anyways, while we were fishing, I starting thinking about fish and how dumb they really are. I mean, we put a worm on a hook, cast it into the lake, the fish bite the worm, and then end up being caught on the hook. They are extremely dumb. You would think they would learn the first time to not go for that worm again, but they always end up doing it. I didn't think anymore of it until today.
In YW today, we talked about sin and how to recognize it and avoid it. My YW leader pulled out a picture, and it was a ton of fishing lures and different ways to catch a fish. The little lightbulb came above my head and I thought, "We are just as dumb as the dang fish!!" We related the worm to sin and temptations that we are faced with each day. It just takes one little nibble of the "worm" to get us caught and stuck on that hook. And just like the fish, we will always go back to the "worm" or the bad habit. This lesson was really interesting and it kind of opened my eyes. Just the smallest mistake that we happen to make can lead to a whole lot of danger, and take us to a place we didn't intend to be. Once we are stuck, it is ten times harder to get off and back on track. Through family, friends, and prayer, we are able to avoid those temptations, and not take a nibble of the "worm" no matter how delicious it looks.
I am so thankful for the family that I have. They are incredible and I love them so much. They push me to do my best and to stay on track. My friends are hilarious and I don't know what I would do without them. I can't wait for this next year as a Senior. There are going to be a ton of little "worms" along the way, but I know my friends will help me through. I know it is going to be a fantastic year and I can't wait to see what it brings.
My uncle brought up a canoe on Thursday, and my sister and I thought it would be fun to go out together on it. We looked a little like idiots, but we did it with style. We made it from one end of the lake to the other in one minute and fifty seconds! We could be in the Olympics if we wanted. Anyways, while we were fishing, I starting thinking about fish and how dumb they really are. I mean, we put a worm on a hook, cast it into the lake, the fish bite the worm, and then end up being caught on the hook. They are extremely dumb. You would think they would learn the first time to not go for that worm again, but they always end up doing it. I didn't think anymore of it until today.
In YW today, we talked about sin and how to recognize it and avoid it. My YW leader pulled out a picture, and it was a ton of fishing lures and different ways to catch a fish. The little lightbulb came above my head and I thought, "We are just as dumb as the dang fish!!" We related the worm to sin and temptations that we are faced with each day. It just takes one little nibble of the "worm" to get us caught and stuck on that hook. And just like the fish, we will always go back to the "worm" or the bad habit. This lesson was really interesting and it kind of opened my eyes. Just the smallest mistake that we happen to make can lead to a whole lot of danger, and take us to a place we didn't intend to be. Once we are stuck, it is ten times harder to get off and back on track. Through family, friends, and prayer, we are able to avoid those temptations, and not take a nibble of the "worm" no matter how delicious it looks.
I am so thankful for the family that I have. They are incredible and I love them so much. They push me to do my best and to stay on track. My friends are hilarious and I don't know what I would do without them. I can't wait for this next year as a Senior. There are going to be a ton of little "worms" along the way, but I know my friends will help me through. I know it is going to be a fantastic year and I can't wait to see what it brings.
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